Star wars : The Force Awakens research.
The producer / production company
The producers that worked on the film are J.J Abrams (who is also the director) , Kathleen Kennedy and Bryan Burk. George Lucas the star wars creator was thinking of making a sequel trilogy and discussed this many times, but his plans were never followed through and in 2012 he sold his company along with the star wars franchise to Walt Disney. The first story draft, that was now being completed by Abrams and writer Lawrence Kasdan, was completed in 6 weeks. The director wanted the film to go back to the original star wars roots and reminisce on those stories. The script was completed in January 2014 and earlier on in 2013 it was confirmed that it would be filmed in the United Kingdom.
Screen writer(s)
J.J Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt worked on the screenplay for the film, George Lucas did give some ideas for the plot but his ideas were 'discarded' by Disney.
Actors / Cast
Budget
$200 million USD (Estimated)
Locations
Ireland, Iceland, Cumbria, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, New Mexico USA, California
Screens showed on
Star wars: The Force Awakens gained the title 'Biggest worldwide opening weekend' and 'single weekend gross' with $529 million earned on its opening night. It was also estimated to over take films like Jurassic world with over 4000 screen showings. In China alone it earned 78,900 screenings.
Critical Reactions
Rotten Tomatoes -
.
Box Office Figures
UK - Ranked the highest grossing film in the UK and Ireland of all time, estimated at £119.4 million
US - Also ranked the highest grossing film of all time taking the place of Avatar, in the US it was titled the biggest opening weekend and single weekend gross at $247.97 million.
China - Titled the biggest Saturday opening day star wars: the force awakens earned ¥217.5 million ($33 million) in one day.
Music / Composers
John Williams was the main composer for the film and conducted a few songs for the soundtrack whereas William Ross conducted most of the music. It featured new themes that the star wars trilogy hadn't used before and many music critics commended it on its energy and depth.
Marketing
The hype for this Star Wars film was huge, many old fans were excited for its return. The huge excitement was achieved through various marketing techniques. First there were rumors and then it was confirmed, posters around heavily populated areas got the film recognition and attention. Adverts on TV and in Cinema gave people an idea of what the film was like and therefore making them excited to watch it. The idea that the old actors were returning also convinced fans and old fans to want to watch it even more.
Tie-in products
Now that the Star Wars franchise is owned by Disney they can create a range of toys and clothing linked with the release of the new film. Hundreds of Star Wars toys and collectables exist gaining the franchise even more money, Lego also create toys and games related to the film.
Star wars : The Force Awakens research.
The producer / production company
The producers that worked on the film are J.J Abrams (who is also the director) , Kathleen Kennedy and Bryan Burk. George Lucas the star wars creator was thinking of making a sequel trilogy and discussed this many times, but his plans were never followed through and in 2012 he sold his company along with the star wars franchise to Walt Disney. The first story draft, that was now being completed by Abrams and writer Lawrence Kasdan, was completed in 6 weeks. The director wanted the film to go back to the original star wars roots and reminisce on those stories. The script was completed in January 2014 and earlier on in 2013 it was confirmed that it would be filmed in the United Kingdom.
Screen writer(s)
J.J Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt worked on the screenplay for the film, George Lucas did give some ideas for the plot but his ideas were 'discarded' by Disney.
Actors / Cast
Budget
$200 million USD (Estimated)
Locations
Ireland, Iceland, Cumbria, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, New Mexico USA, California
Screens showed on
Star wars: The Force Awakens gained the title 'Biggest worldwide opening weekend' and 'single weekend gross' with $529 million earned on its opening night. It was also estimated to over take films like Jurassic world with over 4000 screen showings. In China alone it earned 78,900 screenings.
Critical Reactions
Rotten Tomatoes -
.
Box Office Figures
UK - Ranked the highest grossing film in the UK and Ireland of all time, estimated at £119.4 million
US - Also ranked the highest grossing film of all time taking the place of Avatar, in the US it was titled the biggest opening weekend and single weekend gross at $247.97 million.
China - Titled the biggest Saturday opening day star wars: the force awakens earned ¥217.5 million ($33 million) in one day.
Music / Composers
John Williams was the main composer for the film and conducted a few songs for the soundtrack whereas William Ross conducted most of the music. It featured new themes that the star wars trilogy hadn't used before and many music critics commended it on its energy and depth.
Marketing
The hype for this Star Wars film was huge, many old fans were excited for its return. The huge excitement was achieved through various marketing techniques. First there were rumors and then it was confirmed, posters around heavily populated areas got the film recognition and attention. Adverts on TV and in Cinema gave people an idea of what the film was like and therefore making them excited to watch it. The idea that the old actors were returning also convinced fans and old fans to want to watch it even more.
Tie-in products
Now that the Star Wars franchise is owned by Disney they can create a range of toys and clothing linked with the release of the new film. Hundreds of Star Wars toys and collectables exist gaining the franchise even more money, Lego also create toys and games related to the film.
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